Palisades Tahoe
October 26 in the books — biggest dump on this date: 12.0″ in 2004 (snowed on 2 of 24 recorded years). All-time single day: 39.0″ on Dec 31, 2022.
Stoke today Oct 26
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Forecast
0.0″
best available forecast · as of Oct 26 09:04
NWS 0.0″ · Open-Meteo 0.0″
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Palisades Tahoe SNOTEL · 2.7 km · depth 0.0″ · rolling 24 h, observed Oct 26 06:00
Next 48 hours
10-day outlook
Forecast data: National Weather Service; Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0); Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) — adapted by SnowAlert.
In the forecaster’s words
Overnight
Partly cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 35 overnight. Southwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Today
Sunny. High near 38, with temperatures falling to around 35 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Widespread frost before 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Areas of frost after 5pm. Sunny. High near 39, with temperatures falling to around 35 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
Widespread frost before 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecast discussion SGX · Oct 26 04:31
Not much change in high temperatures is expected for today followed by a gradual cooling trend through next weekend. Chances for showers will increase each day for Thursday through Sunday with chances for heavier rainfall increasing during next weekend. There could also be stronger and gusty wind for late Saturday through Sunday. Tides will remain elevated through much of this week.
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FXUS66 KSGX 261131
AFDSGX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service San Diego CA
431 AM PDT Mon Oct 26 2026
.SYNOPSIS...
Not much change in high temperatures is expected for today
followed by a gradual cooling trend through next weekend. Chances
for showers will increase each day for Thursday through Sunday
with chances for heavier rainfall increasing during next weekend.
There could also be stronger and gusty wind for late Saturday
through Sunday. Tides will remain elevated through much of this
week.
&&
.DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES...
...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM (Today through Wednesday)...
High temperatures for the deserts into the mountains will warm a
few degrees today with not much change for the coast and valleys.
High temperatures for today for the coast and valleys will be
mostly in the mid 70s to lower 80s and for the mountains in the
50s and 60s.
A gradual cooling trend will begin on Tuesday and continue through
next weekend. High temperatures on Wednesday will be a few
degrees below average near the coast and in the lower deserts to 4
to 8 degrees below average for the mountains and inland valleys.
High temperatures on Wednesday for the coast and valleys will be
mostly in the 70s and for the mountains in the mid 40s to mid 60s.
Coastal low clouds may return for tonight into Tuesday morning
with greater spread into the valleys for Tuesday night into
Wednesday morning. There will be increasing high clouds beginning
around Wednesday.
&&
.LONG TERM (Thursday through Sunday)...
The cooling trend will continue through Sunday with high
temperatures for inland areas next Sunday mostly 10 to 15 degrees
below average. High temperatures for next Sunday will be mostly
in the 60s to around 70 for the coast and valleys and for the
mountains in the mid 30s to mid 50s.
The center of a closed low pressure center will be near the
Pacific Northwest coast for Thursday through Sunday. A nearly
zonal subtropical jet stream from the central and eastern Pacific
into northern Baja will strengthen for Friday and Saturday,
possibly transporting a low pressure into northern Baja into far
southern California some time around late Saturday into Sunday.
ECMWF ensemble output increases precipitable water values in far
southern California to 1.2 to 1.4 inches on Saturday afternoon and
evening, around 200 to 250 percent of normal.
For Thursday through Sunday, the chance for measurable rainfall
will increase each day with chances for greater amounts increasing
during next weekend. For Saturday morning through Sunday night,
The chance of 1 inch or more of rainfall for the coast to the
mountains is greater than 40 percent, and for San Diego County
and the Riverside County mountains 50 to 60 percent. Chances for
2 inches or more is mostly 25 to 35 percent for the coast to the
mountains with chances for 3 inches or more 15 to 25 percent.
&&
.AVIATION...
261130Z...Mostly clear and VFR conditions today and tonight across
the region. Except for patchy coastal low clouds based 700-1200 feet
MSL after 08Z Tuesday, leading to a 20-40% chance of cigs at coastal
airports Tuesday morning.
&&
.MARINE...
No hazardous marine conditions are expected through Friday. Except
for a few wind gusts exceeding 20 knots in the outer coastal waters
late this afternoon and evening.
&&
.BEACHES...
High tides during the late mornings will generate significant
coastal flooding this week. Tides will be anywhere from 1.5 to 1.7
feet above astronomical predictions, likely raising high tides above
8 feet. A Coastal Flood Warning contains the details.
&&
.SKYWARN...
Skywarn activation is not requested. However weather spotters are
encouraged to report significant weather conditions.
&&
.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...Coastal Flood Warning until 1 PM PDT Thursday for Orange County
Coastal Areas-San Diego County Coastal Areas.
PZ...None.
&&
$$
PUBLIC...17
AVIATION/MARINE/BEACHES...MM
Sources & last updated
- Data from MET Norway — CC BY 4.0, adapted by SnowAlert fetched Oct 26 07:01
- National Weather Service fetched Oct 26 09:04
- Weather data by Open-Meteo.com, from the ECMWF and NOAA models — CC BY 4.0, adapted by SnowAlert fetched Oct 26 09:04
- USDA NRCS SNOTEL fetched Oct 26 08:35